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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 7 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Balmori v. State.

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1 Balmori v. State Anchor
fladistctapp · 2008
green “when a postconviction court summarily denies a defendant's motion without an evidentiary hearing, an appellate court 'must accept a defendant's factual allegations as true to the extent they are not refuted by the record.” 4
2 Watson v. State
fladistctapp · 2010
green “to determine whether the claims are legally sufficient and whether they are conclusively refuted by the record.” 3

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